#STFSummit

Leaders Unite! The STF*{Campus} Summit is Here

You have no idea how excited we are that this week is finally here!

This Thursday, October 11 is the United Nations’ first-ever Day of the Girl, and you know we love firsts. The movement is designed to create enthusiasm for the advancement of girls’ lives around the world; so, of course all of us here at She’s the First are joining in on the celebration. And I mean all of us—even 35 of our campus leaders from all over the country.

We're celebrating the Day of the Girl with these amazing women!

That’s right: tomorrow evening, the She’s the First*{Campus} superstars will be flying in to New York City and finally meeting each other offline at the 2012 She’s the First*{Campus} Summit. In addition to some exciting Day of the Girl festivities, we have two jam-packed days of activities and workshops planned for the students to bond with and learn from one another.

In honor of the Day of the Girl, we will be hosting an assembly at The Young Women’s Leadership School of Brooklyn for 300 high schoolers, the majority of whom will later become first-generation college students. We are excited to feature some incredibly inspiring women at the assembly, including Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker; Ann Shoket, editor-in-chief of Seventeen; Lindsay Brown, Seventeen’s “Pretty Amazing” contest winner and She’s the First*{Notre Dame} President; and actresses Monique Coleman and Josie Loren. Be sure to catch a live broadcast of the assembly on Thursday morning at 8:15 am—you don’t want to miss this! Watch below or on our Facebook page.


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Thursday afternoon, our She’s the First*{Campus} leaders will convene to propose ideas for bettering girls’ lives. Their solutions will be presented that evening at a reception with VIP guests and later presented to the United Nations. Although it is a challenging assignment, we have no doubt that our students will come up with some remarkable ideas.

This week will surely go down in She’s the First history and we are thrilled to be involved with the Day of the Girl. Stay tuned for a full recap on our blog next week and remember to follow along with our #STFSummit hashtag all week long!